Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Byrne
David Byrne
Lead Vocals
Ednah Holt
Ednah Holt
Background Vocals
Lynn Mabry
Lynn Mabry
Background Vocals
Tina Weymouth
Tina Weymouth
Bass Guitar
Alex Weir
Alex Weir
Electric Guitar
Jerry Harrison
Jerry Harrison
Keyboards
Bernie Worrell
Bernie Worrell
Keyboards
Steve Scales
Steve Scales
Percussion
Christopher Frantz
Christopher Frantz
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Byrne
David Byrne
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Producer
Glenn Rosenstein
Glenn Rosenstein
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Linda Randazzo
Linda Randazzo
Assistant Mixing Engineer
NICK DELRE
NICK DELRE
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Robin Laine
Robin Laine
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Allen Chinowsky
Allen Chinowsky
Live Recording Engineer
Jerry Harrison
Jerry Harrison
Mixing Engineer
Eric Thorngren
Eric Thorngren
Mixing Engineer
Joel Moss
Joel Moss
Engineer
Mark Wolfson
Mark Wolfson
Engineer
Christopher Frantz
Christopher Frantz
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh well, I'm dressed up so nice
And I'm doing my best
And I'm starting over
I'm starting over in another place
[Verse 2]
Lemme tell you a story
A big chief with a golden crown
He's got rings on his fingers
And he walks up, up to the throne
[Verse 3]
He's making shapes with his hands
And don't you dare sit back
And don't you dare sit down
And don't you dare speak up
[Chorus]
But on the first day we had everything we could stand
Who could've asked for more?
And on the second day there was nothing else left to do
Oh, what a day that was
[Verse 4]
Well, there are fifty thousand beggars
Roaming in the streets
And they have lost all their possessions
And they have nothing left to eat
[Verse 5]
Down come a bolt of lightning
Start an electrical storm
And starts a chain reaction
"Go pull a fire alarm," I said that
[Verse 6]
I'm dreaming of a city
It was my own invention
I put the wheels in motion
A time for big decisions
[Chorus]
Oh-oh, but on the first day we had everything we could stand
Oh, and then we let it fall
And on the second day there was nothing else left at all
Oh, what a day that was
[Bridge]
Oh, what a day that was
Oh, and that's the way it goes
There's a million ways to get things done
There's a million ways to make things work out
[Verse 7]
Oh well, I'm going right through
And the light came down
And they're rounding them up
From all over town
[Verse 8]
They're moving forward and backwards
Moving backwards and front
And they're enjoying themselves
Moving in every direction
[Verse 9]
And if you feel like you're in a whirlpool
You feel like going home
You feel like talking to someone
Who knows the difference between right and wrong
[Chorus]
Oh, but on the first day we had everything we could stand
Oh, and then we let it fall
And on the second day there was nothing else left at all
Oh, what a day that was
[Outro]
We're going boom, boom, boom and that's the way we live
And in a great big room and that's the way we live
We're going boom, boom, boom and that's the way we live
And in a great big room and that's the way we live
We're going boom, boom, boom and that's the way we live
And in a great big room and that's the way we live
Written by: David Byrne
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